POLS 071 Lecture 6: Comparing Institutions in Democracies Part 1

• School: University of Vermont
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 071
• Professor: Peter A.Von Doepp

Document Summary

Key differences in presidential and parliamentary systems revolve around the executive: executives are chosen: In a presidential system, the executive is elected by citizens. In a parliamentary system, the legislature chooses the executive: the executive stays in office: In a presidential system, the executive stays in office for a fixed term that does not necessarily correspond with the term of the legislature. In a parliamentary system, the executive stays in office as long as they have support of the legislature (1) every time the legislature dissolves, the legislature must select a new prime. Minister, even if it is the same one, a new government is considered to have been formed: authority of the legislature: In a presidential system, there is divided authority between the executive and the legislature. In a parliamentary system, there is fused authority. Basic premise of a parliamentary system is that the legislature is the primary institution of government.